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Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
6 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
2 aspherical + 3 ED, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
265 g / 9.36 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
8 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
12.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
300 mm / 11.81 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2014-03-21

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
31%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • 180° FOV
  • Reasonably well built
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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